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Enrollment
2,919
High
DISTRICT 1,026 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530876001519
Tahoma Senior High School
23499 SE Tahoma Way, Maple Valley, WA 98038 · (425) 413-6200 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,919 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Washington public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
564 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 702 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 753 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 734 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 730 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +59.8pp since 2014
Math
52.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +35.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 60 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 52.3% |
| 2022-23 | 81.9% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 83.3% | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 82.1% | 58.4% |
| 2017-18 | 86.5% | 56.3% |
| 2016-17 | 19.1% | 24.8% |
| 2015-16 | 35.1% | 38.3% |
| 2014-15 | 21.4% | 16.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tahoma Senior High School
Tahoma Senior High School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoma Senior High School this school | 2,919 | 19.3% | 58.3% |
| Olympia High School OLYMPIA | 1,901 | 22.7% | 60.6% |
| Camas High School Camas | 2,026 | 18.1% | N/A |
| Glacier Peak High School Snohomish | 1,642 | 18.1% | 56.0% |
| Roosevelt High School SEATTLE | 1,542 | 18.2% | 63.4% |
| Woodinville HS Woodinville | 1,662 | 14.6% | 64.8% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tahoma Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #36 of 271 | #21 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #32 of 321 ▼ 1 | #19 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #22 of 327 ▲ 13 | #13 of 61 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #98 of 259 | #19 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,919 | #2 of 570 | #1 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #280 of 311 | #60 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #166 of 316 | #58 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #357 of 386 | #55 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #55 of 136 | #13 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,919
+187 (+7%) vs 2020
+197% since 1990-91, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,919 | 121.6 | 24.0:1 | 19% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 2,877 | 123.4 | 23.3:1 | 19% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 2,790 | 124 | 22.5:1 | 19% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 2,732 | 116 | 23.6:1 | 13% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 2,600 | 108 | 24.1:1 | 11% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 1,818 | 75 | 24.2:1 | 13% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 1,788 | 73 | 24.5:1 | 12% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 1,222 | 54 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 982 | 46 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tahoma Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (2,600 to 2,919); teachers up 13% (108 to 121.6).
About Tahoma Senior High School
Tahoma Senior High School, a large high school, is located in Maple Valley, Washington. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 2,919 students. It has 409% more students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).
Tahoma School District has 9 schools and 9,234 students, and Tahoma Senior High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Tahoma Senior High School is 65%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of King County is roughly 55% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Tahoma Senior High School has 121.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1. At Tahoma Senior High School, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in King County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Tahoma Senior High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Washington public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.2%.
In King County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 544 public schools and about 278,492 students.
Of the public schools around it, Tahoma Senior High School is closest to Glacier Park Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tahoma Senior High School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Tahoma Senior High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tahoma School District
- Summit Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,097 students
- Maple View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Maple Valley
- Lake Wilderness ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Glacier Park ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Tahoma ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Cedar River ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Shadow Lake ElementaryElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Park Elementary0.4 mi · 803
- Rock Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 686
- Summit Trail Middle School1.7 mi · 1,097
- Lake Wilderness Elementary2.0 mi · 923
- Kentlake High School2.2 mi · 1,561
- Cedar Heights Middle School2.4 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Tahoma Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tahoma Senior High School?
Tahoma Senior High School enrolls approximately 2,919 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tahoma Senior High School serve?
Tahoma Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tahoma Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tahoma Senior High School is approximately 24.0:1 (122 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tahoma Senior High School?
Student demographics at Tahoma Senior High School are roughly 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Tahoma Senior High School public or private?
Tahoma Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tahoma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.